Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Linlithgow from 1962 to 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he was best known for formulating what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his staunch anti-war views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.

1932John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2021)^[†]

John Howard Gomery was a Canadian jurist from Quebec. He was a Justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1982 to 2007, and appointed Commissioner for the Royal Commission investigating the Sponsorship scandal in 2004.

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1932John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (born 1863)^[†]

John Charles Fields, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.

Headlines from August 9, 1932

$100,000 Is Cost to the league Of Report on Clash in China

JAMES F. BURKE DIES; ILL AT WHITE HOUSE; President Calls Own Doctor, Who Sends Party Leader to Hospital, Where End Comes. LONG ADVISER OF HOOVER Counsel of National Committee, 65, Active in Campaign -- Had Canceled Sailing to Europe. J. F. BURKE DIES; IILL AT WHITE HOUSE

I.C.C. Puts Limit on Railroad's Salaries In Approving Loan to Missouri Southern

5,462,000-SHARE DAY MARKS WIDE BUYING; Stock Prices Surge Ahead 2 to 9 Points in Heaviest Trading Since October, 1930. COTTON SPURT STARTS RISE Staple Up $5 After Surprise Forecast of 6,000,000-Bale Decline in Year's Yield. STOCK PRICES SURGE ON SPURT IN COTTON

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